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Legal Ethics
Legal Ethics Law360 provides breaking news and analysis on legal malpractice cases and attorney misconduct. Coverage includes criminal allegations, disciplinary actions, and recusals involving attorneys and judges, as well as legal rules and standards.
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Latest News in Legal Ethics
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November 16, 2018
Acting AG Challenged At High Court By Felon Seeking Firearm
An ex-convict who is challenging a federal ban on gun ownership by felons asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to determine the legitimacy of acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker, claiming that the controversial appointment was unconstitutional and that Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, not Whitaker, should be the named defendant in his case.
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November 16, 2018
Med Mal Atty Must Face Suit Over Touting Win Online
An attorney can't escape a suit accusing her of defaming a dentist after the Nevada Supreme Court held that a state free speech law does not shield an online statement highlighting a trial win, which allegedly implied the dentist was partly liable for a $3.4 million malpractice verdict.
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November 16, 2018
NJ Judge Says Prior Politics Won't Bias Him In Grocery Row
A Republican New Jersey state court judge has declined to recuse himself from a supermarket competition case involving an attorney from his town who supported his Democratic political rivals, ruling that a “reasonable” person wouldn’t find that a 14-year-old election campaign would impact his impartiality.
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November 16, 2018
NY Atty Pleads Not Guilty To Fatally Shooting Daughter's Mom
A New York City attorney pled not guilty Friday in New Jersey state court to charges of fatally shooting the mother of his daughter in their New Jersey home last month before allegedly fleeing to Cuba, while his lawyer called on prosecutors to turn over additional discovery about the case.
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November 16, 2018
NBA Rape Accuser's Atty Told At 9th Circ. 'No Trial Is Perfect'
A Second Circuit judge sitting by designation on a Ninth Circuit panel appeared unswayed Friday by a woman's attorney who argued that prejudicial evidence, including a sex belt, improperly convinced a jury to clear NBA star Derrick Rose and his friends of rape charges, saying “no trial is perfect."
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